What does it mean?

Cost of the School Day (CoSD) is both a national and local authority initiative, which aims to raise awareness within communities and schools of the financial implications and burdens education can create.

At Glassford Primary School, we realise insufficient household and/or disposable income mean that some young people simply cannot afford the resources needed for school and may not be able to take part in the wide range of school activities available. Consequently, some pupils are at risk of missing out, and therefore may feel different, excluded and unhappy. We also realise the pressure and distress this can cause parents/carers.

During this year, we will spending time discussing and working out what we can do at Glassford to further minimise this possible distress for families.

Should you run into school-related financial difficulties please notify your childs teacher, in the strictest of confidence, through the school office (01357 521124).